NGU ranked top Christian college with lowest debt burden

Leading Christian higher-education resource Christian Universities Online has published a ranking of the top 50 U.S. Christian colleges and universities with the lowest debt burden. North Greenville University ranked fourth on the national list and the top school in South Carolina.

NGU - fall steepleThis list attempts to present a ranking of Christian colleges and universities whose class of 2013 graduated with the lightest debt burden. The hope is that this information will be helpful to parents and students who are seeking to make the most informed decision possible when choosing a Christian institution of higher education.

According to the website, the intention is to highlight schools that are excelling in keeping the debt burden of their graduates as low as possible because of the long-term impact that excessive student loan debt has on today’s graduate.

The ranking was built using publicly available data from U.S. News & World Report.

Two data points were considered from this source and were equally weighted: the average total indebtedness of the 2013 graduating class, and the percent of graduating students who obtained a student loan.

The colleges and universities on this list were accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) or a member/affiliate of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).